Creationism and Its Critics in Antiquity

The world is configured in ways that seem systematically hospitable to life forms, especially the human race. Is this the outcome of divine planning or simply of the laws of physics? Ancient Greeks and Romans famously disagreed on whether the cosmos was the product of design or accident. In this boo...

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Autor principal: Sedley, D. N. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press 2007.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:The world is configured in ways that seem systematically hospitable to life forms, especially the human race. Is this the outcome of divine planning or simply of the laws of physics? Ancient Greeks and Romans famously disagreed on whether the cosmos was the product of design or accident. In this book, David Sedley examines this question and illuminates new historical perspectives on the pantheon of thinkers who laid the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Versions of what we call the "creationist" option were widely favored by the major thinkers of classical antiquity, including Pla.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:291 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780520934368